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From: "Steve Ellwood" <>
Subject: RE: [UK-NE] Cost of Dying....?
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:03:15 +0100
In-Reply-To: <7A12D889D172CC44A780992FA71B65DA2269@mail>


Hi Peter

According to Alan Morgan's book "A Fine and Private Place - Jesmond Old
Cemetery" the cost of funeral costs, excluding headstones or memorials
was in the range of £1.10s for a labourers child, £1,500 for a titled
person and between £50 and £60 for a person of "moderate"
respectability. As to headstones, it would very much depend on the type
of memorial that was required, but they were and still are very
expensive!

Did you know that the headstones removed from Christ Church were
transformed into a wall which separates the Church from the next door
School. All very nice with the inscription all facing one way. Only
problem is that the Council in their infinite wisdom came along at a
later date and planted beech shrubs in front of the inscriptions so they
can only be read when the vegetation starts to die down in the
Autumn/Winter.

By the way, I recently had good access to most parts of the Church and
photographs can be seen at:
http://www.fototime.com/inv/10F6A7A11415D4A

http://www.fototime.com/inv/8C4BEB84E4B260C

Best Wishes and Gan Canny Marra

Steve Ellwood
Whitley Bay, North East England
Tyneside & Northumberland Local History Group at:
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/tyneside
For photographs of the Newcastle Upon Tyne area go to:
http://www.steve-ellwood.org.uk
http://steveellwood.tripod.com
http://www.geordies.force9.co.uk
"Geordie goes beyond mere geography and is a quality of heart"



-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Clouston [mailto:]
Sent: 21 July 2003 13:41
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Subject: [UK-NE] Cost of Dying....?


Hi,



Does anyone know what the costs involved in an 1850's funeral would be.
Ancestor was buried in Christ Church, North Shields Churchyard with
headstone etc. I'm trying to find out what it would have cost.



Regards

Peter



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